Varaha Purana 75.73: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 73

Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure

Devanagari script

गृहिणः शुक्लकर्मस्थाः विरक्ताः कारणात्मकाः । यमैर्नियमदानैश्च दृढनिर्दग्धकिल्बिषाः ॥ ७५.७३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 75.73

Transliteration

gṛhiṇaḥ śuklakarmasthā viraktāḥ kāraṇātmakāḥ | yamair niyamadānaiś ca dṛḍha-nirdagdha-kilbiṣāḥ || 75.73 ||

Translation

గృహస్థులు శుద్ధకర్మలో స్థితులై, వైరాగ్యంతో, కారణతత్త్వ వివేకంతో నిలిచినవారు; యమ-నియమాలు మరియు దానముల ద్వారా వారి పాపాలు దృఢంగా దగ్ధమవుతాయి।

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Word by Word

• गृहिणः: householders
• गृहिणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• शुक्लकर्मस्थाः: engaged in pure deeds
• शुक्लकर्मस्थाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल + कर्म + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (शुक्ले कर्मणि स्थाः)

• विरक्ताः: detached
• विरक्ताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + रञ्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (detached)

• कारणात्मकाः: having the nature of (true) cause / causal in essence
• कारणात्मकाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कारण + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (कारणं आत्मा/स्वभावो येषाम्)

• यमैः: with restraints (yamas)
• यमैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• नियम-दानैः: with observances and gifts
• नियम-दानैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (नियमाश्च दानानि च)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• दृढ-निर्दग्ध-किल्बिषाः: whose sins are firmly burnt away
• दृढ-निर्दग्ध-किल्बिषाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक) + निर् + दह् (धातु) + किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (दृढं निर्दग्धं किल्बिषं येषाम्)

Speaker

Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in the fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharma-śāstra Influence
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of āśrama-dharma (especially gṛhastha duties) with disciplinary vocabulary also known from Dharma-śāstra and yoga-ethical frameworks (yama/niyama), showing how moral purification is articulated for lay life.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is ethical and disciplinary rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes that householders can cultivate purity and reduce moral impurities through disciplined restraint, observance, and charitable giving, linking everyday conduct with inner purification.